The severe cold in Holland recently filled the rivers with drift ice. The trading ship Di Rijverhaid was sunk by the ice in the River Waal, near Nijmejen, as shown in the picture. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 106 wordsAmong the first of Australians who have returned with a knowledge of active service conditions abroad, Wing-Commandcr L. V. ...
Article : 163 wordsONE of the surprises at the election of officers at the State conference of the Australian Labour Party at Launceston yesterday was the defeat of the secretary (Senator C. A. Lamp) by Mr. E. N. West, Australian Workers' Union ...
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Article : 612 wordsCOLOURED streamers—the only tangible contact which relatives and friends had with the troops after the moorings were cast off-were at a ...
Article : 562 wordsMR. A. J. MCKENZIE, president of the Launceston sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League, ...
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Article : 828 wordsA denial that the Nationalist Party had opposed the granting of the franchise for the Legislative Council to those who had "volunteered to fight ...
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Article : 246 wordsBecause he is under 30 years of age, Mr. H. Hope, the endorsed Labour candidate for the Hobart seat in, the ...
Article : 627 wordsAs the result of an attack by a 9ft. crocodile when he was pulling in a fishing net at Saltwater Head near Mosman, last night, Amos Baker (55), a ...
Article : 74 wordsA motion suggesting the Hydro-Electric Commission should be the sole suppliers of electricity in Tasmania was defeated at the State conference of ...
Article : 126 wordsThe Anglo-Spanish trade agreement just signed will result in stopping a leak in the Allied blockade as Spain undertakes not to allow the re-export of ...
Article : 112 wordsState War Loan Committees will be formed in each State by the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Spender). The object, is to assist the Treasury to raise loan ...
Article : 96 wordsAfter ratification of the Russo-Finnish peace treaty the Finnish Government is expected formally to resign. The existing Cabinet is considered an ...
Article : 68 wordsTHE Moscow radio stated that the conclusion of a defensive alliance between Finland, Sweden, ...
Article : 70 wordsThe War Supply Board revealed it is converting the liners Prince Robert and Prince David (each 6,892 tons) into armed merchant [?] at a cost of ...
Article : 57 wordsFor the railway construction and forestry companies to be raised as part of the expeditionary force, Tasmania's quota will he one officer and 27 other ...
Article : 48 wordsIt is announced officially that a barrier of steel has been constructed round Belgium' as part of the country's defences against possible tank attack. ...
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Advertising : 709 wordsThe Lord Mayor (Mr. J. Soundy, M.H.A.), referring yesterday to steps for the prevention of a recurrence of bush fires on Mt. Wellington, sold that ...
Article : 135 wordsAeroplanes, munitions, arms, and other war implements sold by the United States in February were valued at 57,345,945 dollars (nominally ...
Article : 163 wordsThe whole of the Western Front was calm yesterday, but German reconnaissance troops fell into an ambush and suffered fairly serious losses west ...
Article : 70 wordsThe large crowd round the ring at the showground tonight was given an unexpected thrill when a fire broke out in the top deck of the coronation stand, ...
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Article : 58 wordsRegulations gazetted today make it an offence for any person to purchase grapes for wine or spirit manufacture including brandy or spirit, for ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 21 Mar 1940, Page 2
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